Ray Davies After the Fall Lyrics

I just had a really bad fallAnd this time it was harder to get up than beforeI shouted to the heavens and a vision appearedI cried out "Can you help ?", it replied "Not at all"

After the fall is overYou'll be on your ownAfter the fall is over.

There'll be wrecks to clear in this war zoneThere'll be much to clean and time to atoneBut while it's dark you can shelter hereIn the bleak midwinter when you're feeling the fearAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again.

A life's gotta have directionAfter the deals are doneYou gotta ask the question.

Ask yourself why you go through it allWhen morality kicks in, who will catch you when you fallI'm a sinner waiting at the traveler's restSeeking refuge from the storm, and I'm a grateful guestAnd a profit cries out in high platitudesI smile and say, "Hey, I was just passing through"And an angel cries, "Wait, we'll tell you when to move"Even at the gates of Heaven I'll be waiting in a queue.

Seems like I'm falling upwardsInto the great white blueAnd all my imperfections

You can learn your lines and fabricate a showBut the way we come in, yeah, that's the way we're gonna goWe cheat and lie to conquer our fearsWe can put on a smile just to cover up the tearsAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again.

After the fall (after the fall is over)There'll be a better dayAfter the fall is over.

So I fell on my a___, now I'm feeling the painBut the feeling will pass and so will the shameThe bigger the ego, the bigger the fallWhen your reputation counts for nothing at allAh, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again.

I will greet you when the sun shines againAfter the fall (after the fall is over)There'll be a better dayAfter the fall is over.